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The Football GoldSheet NFL Week #5, CFB Week #6 Oct 6, 2026

Issued Oct 6 · 17 sections

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Last updated: Oct 17, 7:46 AM EDT

Four plays (4 CFB) for Saturday. Please check back Sunday for your next update.

Release Times: Daily plays by no later than noon ET the day of game. Football plays: Full CFB card before 9am ET Saturday. Full Sunday card before 9am ET. Sunday

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The GoldSheet enters the weekend on a PERFECT 4-0 RUN, dating back to Denver over Seattle on TNF. All NFL is a smoking 5-1 the past six and a super 12-6 the past 18. More? Football plays rated 4% and higher are on a 95-60 (+104.71) RUN! Backed by an industry-leading seven decades of experience, the TGS team is stepping out with their BIGGEST Sunday side. You don't want to miss it!

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The GoldSheet is 100% PERFECT in this season's international games including back-to-back winners in London that past two weeks. This week, the scene shifts from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to Wembley. Once again, the TGS team has your winner. Jump on board and put an industry-leading seven decades of experience to work for you!

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The GoldSheet closed out last season on a 9-5 run and with a 97-79 (+29.06 units) NBA record since the start of the year. Opening Night sees Lebron and the new-look 76ers invade MSG to take on the defending champions. The TGS team has your winner and ITS ONLY $5. Don't wait. Jump on board right away!

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NFL · (265) Pittsburgh Steelers at (266) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Spread · 1:00pm EDT - Oct 18/2026

THE PLAY: Tampa Bay Buccaneers +2.5 (-105)

Pittsburgh is 4-1 straight-up and against the spread over the last five meetings with Tampa Bay, but these cross-conference foes have not met since the Steelers' 20-18 home win in October 2022 when Kenny Pickett and Mitchell Trubisky were running the offense. Tampa had some extra time to prep for this one after winning in Dallas last Thursday as a 9.5-point 'dog. Jalon Daniels was very impressive in his first career start, going 19-of-25 with only one sack and no turnovers. Bucky Irving added 165 yards on the ground with a pair of touchdowns. The vibes are also high in Pittsburgh this week after the Steelers earned a nice home win over the Colts. Pittsburgh's last three games have seen an average of 54.7 points per game, with all three of those contests flying over their respective totals. Jaylen Warren took another step forward in the Steelers' offense, rushing for 101 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries to go along with 87 yards and a touchdown in the passing game. After throwing two interceptions the previous week against the Browns, Aaron Rodgers played a clean game against the Colts' defense but he’s beginning to run out of weapons. Running back Rico Dowdle and wide receiver Michael Pittman have both missed extended time, and fellow receiver Roman Wilson is now expected to miss multiple weeks with a bad finger. You're now looking at a Steelers' receiving corps that features DK Metcalf, Germie Bernard and a slew of tight ends and running backs with a 42-year-old quarterback. That's not the type of team we're looking to lay points with on the road at the moment. And while the black-and-gold will undoubtedly travel well to Tampa and make an impact in the noise department, playing in South Florida is still difficult. The Bengals and Dolphins played one of the hottest October games in NFL history last week. That might be something to monitor for a Steelers team that hasn't left the Northeast this season (heck, they didn't even leave the Northeast in the preseason either). Tampa had extra time to rest and prep for this one. And with the current state of the NFC South, the Bucs can be right back in the division hunt with a win on Sunday. Play Tampa Bay Bucs

CFB · (193) Kentucky at (194) Oklahoma: Spread · 7:30pm EDT - Oct 17/2026

THE PLAY: Oklahoma -6.5 (-122)

This is the first meeting between Oklahoma and Kentucky since the Sooners joined the SEC. Both teams are coming off upset wins last week. Kentucky has won-and-covered each of its last four games after last week's home win over LSU. The Wildcats have already earned three outright upset wins in SEC play, and for roughly 45 minutes, it looked like they were going to upset Alabama, too. Kentucky's last five games have all gone over the total, although the last two were both aided by overtime. While Kentucky finds itself in a thriller every week, Oklahoma finds ways to win in the ugliest fashion possible. The Sooners earned the Red River victory over Texas last week with only one touchdown scored on offense. Oklahoma finished with 238 total yards and 14 first downs on 4.2 yards per play. The Sooners went 2-for-13 on third down and had to punt nine times. Laying points with Oklahoma is not easy at the moment, but we can only look in the Sooners' direction. Will Stein deserves a ton of credit for what he is building in Lexington, but at some point, you simply run out of gas. Oklahoma had a bye two weeks ago, so the Sooners' legs are relatively fresh. Kentucky just played back-to-back overtime games in the SEC, and they were pushed to the limit by South Alabama the week before that. At some point, you run out of gas. Oklahoma's defense is top-10 in the country in almost every meaningful metric. Play Oklahoma

DateSportPickResult
Oct 17 CFB Indiana +3.5 (-110)
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 17 CFB Tennessee +8.5 (-113)
(Analysis)
pending
Oct 16 CFB (121) Appalachian State at (122) Coastal Carolina: Total Total Over 49.0 (-108)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 15 MLB F5 Cleveland Guardians -141 Gavin Williams (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 15 NFL Denver Broncos +2.5 (-104)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 15 CFB Texas State -14.0 (-111)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 14 CFB (107) Western Kentucky at (108) Sam Houston St: Total Total Over 52.5 (-110)
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 12 MLB Tampa Bay Rays -164 Drew Rasmussen (RHP) Must Start
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 12 NFL 1H Los Angeles Rams -154
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 11 NFL (451) Philadelphia Eagles at (452) Jacksonville Jaguars: Total Total Under 42.5 (-115)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 11 NFL New England Patriots -3.5 (-109)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 11 NFL Pittsburgh Steelers -2.5 (-109)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 11 NFL San Francisco 49ers +3.5 (-118)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 10 CFB UNLV +3.5 (-120)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 10 CFB Tulane +3.5 (-115)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 10 MLB Action
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 10 MLB Action
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 10 CFB (417) Boise State at (418) Fresno State: Total Total Under 48.5 (-108)
(Analysis)
Loss
Oct 09 CFB (323) Washington State at (324) Utah State: Total Total Under 44.0 (-110)
(Analysis)
Win
Oct 09 CFB Louisville -3.5 (-110)
(Analysis)
Win
Net last 20 · +14.13 units

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